Subject: Language Arts 8

Essential Question:
How do sentence diagrams help represent and visualize the structure of a sentence?

Objectives:

Students will diagram sentences with subjects, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
Students will demonstrate how modifiers relate to the word they describe in a sentence.

Materials:

Notebook/iPad (Evernote)
Pen and paper
Whiteboard and markers (for students)
Videos

Activities:

Review homework from yesterday (diagramming 10 basic sentences) - take student volunteers to put homework on the board
Take notes on diagramming sentences with adjectives and adverbs.
Practice diagramming on individual whiteboards.
Students partner up to check their work.
Homework

Lesson Overview:

Diagramming sentences with adjectives and adverbs.

Record and upload voice >>

Video Instructions:

How to diagram sentences with adjectives and adverbs.

Class Work:

Diagram these 10 sentences on your own. When finished, check your answers with a partner. If you have different diagrams, work toghether to figure out what happened. If you have any questions, the teacher will be around to check on your work.